Presidents-Elect Training Seminar Presentations Outlines This booklet contains an outline summary of each of the presentaƟons at the 2015 PETS Training. Use this booklet as your PETS program/diary. Write notes in it, jot down your quesƟons / comments and keep it as a reference for your year as President of your club. District Training Team: 2015 Gary Roberts 2015‐16 District Governor
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Presidents-Elect
Training Seminar
Presentations OutlinesThis booklet contains an outline summary of each of the presenta ons at the
2015 PETS Training. Use this booklet as your PETS program/diary. Write notes
in it, jot down your ques ons / comments and keep it as a reference for your
year as President of your club.
District Training Team:
2015
Gary Roberts
2015‐16
District Governor
Start Mins Subject Details Presenter
Saturday PETS training 10:00 to 5:10
10:00 AM 5 Welcome to PETS DG David Kennedy
10:05 AM 25 Welcome Overview Training Team PDG John Egan
10:30 AM 30 DG Aims 2015/16 Board & AG's DGE Gary Roberts
11:00 AM 10 RI President's Theme DGE GaryRoberts
11:10 AM 20 Plan Your Year‐The Process Alan Sharp
11:30 AM 15 Break
11:45 AM 20 New Online Directory ClubRunner Paul Murray
12:05 PM 20 Club / Executives data ClubRunner Paul Murray
12:25 PM 20 Login ‐ Profile correct ClubRunner Paul Murray
12:45 PM 45 Lunch
1:30 PM 20 Leadership‐Conflict Resolution Ron & Marilyn Walter
1:50 PM 10 Youth Programs PDG Fred Loneragan
2:00 PM 10 Service Projects Peter Gissing
2:10 PM 20 Risk Management and Insurance Sam Catanzariti/J Egan
2:30 PM 30 Grants/Foundation PDG Ian Simpson
3:00 PM 10 Stretch Break
3:10 PM 20Administration
Includes Child
Protection Sue Gordon
3:30 PM 20 Growing Your Club Russ Martin
3:50 PM 20 Financial Responsibility Doug Conkey
4:10 PM 20 Your Role‐Meeting Procedure DGN Michael Milston
4:30 PM 20 Reports and Presentations Powerpoint Paul Murray
4:50 PM 20 Public Image PDG John Egan
5:10 PM Wrap Up
Dinner 7 for
7.30 PM PDG John Egan
Sunday PETS training 9:00 to 12:00
9:00 AM 10 Welcome Overview DGE Gary Roberts
9:10 AM 20 Rotary Club Central My Rotary Paul Murray
9:30 AM 70 AG Groups‐YourPlan RCC Goals AG's
10:40 AM 10 Stretch Break
10:50 AM 15 Your Club Website Options Paul Murray
11:05 AM 15 Social Networking Facebook plus Lauren Slater
11:20 AM 20 Make Your Club the Place to BE PDG John Egan
11:40 AM 15 General Meeting DG David Kennedy
11:55 AM 5 Calendar‐Essential Dates DGE Gary Roberts
12:00 PM PETS Concluded Return Home DGE Gary & PDG John
PETS Presenters Summary Outlines Young – Feb 27 – Mar 1, 2015
Introduce Board and AG’s Welcome
Purpose of Training
To give you the skills of confidence for your year as ClubPresident.Your job this weekend is to develop a plan for your clubsin 2015/16.This training is progressive and will be completed atDistrict Assembly.
Introduction of 2015‐16 Team
Today
Tonight
Tomorrow
YOU ARE MY KEY PEOPLE
Three areas of focus1. Youth2. Peace3. Business
Saturday Start 10:30:00 AM Duration 30 minutes Presentation Title
PETS Presenters Summary Outlines Young – Feb 27 – Mar 1, 2015
RIPE Ravi has given us a great theme and logo
Use these in Public Image
Logo is colourful
Theme is easy to understand and use
Ravi’s message
BE A GIFT TO THE WORLD
“All of you have been given so many gifts. And you have now given this great gift: One year to take all your talents, All your gifts, everything that you are And can become –and BE A GIFT TO THE WORLD”
BE PROUD TO BE ROTARIAN
Saturday Start 11:00:00 AM Duration 10 minutes Presentation Title
RI Presidents Theme
Phone:02 6921 3135 Mobile: 0411 431 534 Gary Roberts
PETS Presenters Summary Outlines Young – Feb 27 – Mar 1, 2015
A Process That You May Use Key Points of the presentation
*Every club is unique*Presidents are individuals*Management*Leadership* Use of Club Board* An effective Rotary Club*Annual projects
THE CLUB PLAN *An instrument to assist*Common elements*Use of the D9700 plan*Club goals to consider resources of the club*How to measure success*Goals need to be time specific
CAUTIONS *Time management*Assistance to team members*Human resources
NOTES
Saturday Start 11:10:00 AM Duration 20 minutes Presentation Title
PETS Presenters Summary Outlines Young – Feb 27 – Mar 1, 2015
When angry, separate yourself from the situationand take time to cool out.
Attack the problem, not the person. Start with acompliment.
Communicate your feelings assertively, NOTaggressively. Express them without blaming.
Focus on the issue, NOT your position about the issue. Accept and respect that individual opinions may differ. Do not review the situation as a competition, Focus on areas of common interest and agreement, instead of areas of
disagreement NEVER jump to conclusions or make assumptions about what another is
feeling or thinking. Listen without interrupting; ask for feedback if needed to assure a clear
understanding of the issue. Remember, when only one person’s needs are satisfied in a conflict, it is NOT
resolved and will continue. Forget the past and stay in the present. Build ‘power with’ NOT ‘power over’ others. Thank the person for listening.
Saturday Start 1:30:00 PM Duration 20 minutes Presentation Title
PETS Presenters Summary Outlines Young – Feb 27 – Mar 1, 2015
3. Let District know of some of your recent projects, perhaps when submitting service hoursso that we can learn and pass on to others.
4. Promote your projects well to ensure their success and to raise the profile of Rotary inyour community – flows through to membership etc.
5. Does your club have a website? Is it kept updated? Does your Club use social media tocommunicate with members and the broader community?
6. Remember Rotarians are volunteers. Recognise their individual skills and understandtheir availability. Encourage and support them and thank them for their involvement.
7. Monitor and review ongoing projects. Are they still relevant and effective for your Club andCommunity?
8. Risk assessments including consideration of Occupational Health & Safety, Food Safetyregulations, insurance arrangements etc. must be understood and in place.
9. Local School or University Scholarships.
10. Public Speaking Competitions with local schools.
11. Work with organisations assisting disabled members of your Community.
12. Engage with members and organisations in your local multi-cultural community.
13. Support Indigenous Health Scholarships (Australian Rotary Health).
14. Nominate someone from your community for the District Vocational Excellence Awards.
15. Consider a RAWCS project. Teams can contain community members as well asRotarians. Arrange your own project or join in with another Club’s project.
16. Consider a project which might attract a District Grant. Applications close April eachyear.
17. Consider utilising other sources of grant funding to support projects. Your local councilcan often help.
18. Consider donations to causes such as Polio Plus, Rotary Foundation, Shelter Box,RFFA, ROMAC ARH etc.
19. Support Rotary Youth programmes including RYPEN, RYLA, RYDA, NYSS etc
20. Do you have any Rotary community activities relating to Peace in your town?
21. Use the District website www.rotary9700.org.au to keep updated on activities and to findlocal resources.
22. Use internet resources provided by Rotary International www.rotary.org includingeducational materials, My Rotary www.rotary.org/myrotary etc.
23. Have fun.
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Insurance Cover Includes; All Rotary Districts & Clubs and including all Rotaract and Interact Clubs: All members of above including spouses,volunteer workers, Honorary Members, Host Families. Office Bearers Liability, Association Liability, Professional Indemnity, Fidelity Guarantee and Crime.
Trailer, Caravan and BBQ limit any one loss $10,000 Third Party Property Damage $30,000,000 Supplementary Bodily Injury $5,000,000
Travel. Cover includes; Kidnap & Extortion Hijack & Detention Medical & Additional expenses Loss of Baggage Electronic equipment Money & Travel Documents/Deprivation of Baggage
Rotary has a Duty of Care to it’s members and in certain circumstances to Members of the Public.
Rotary Leaders at Club, District and Organisation level are expected to implement Health & Safety procedures for all activities undertaken. Rotary at all levels, should appoint a Risk Management Authority within the respective club. It could be one person and/or sub-committee.
Saturday Start 2:10:00 PM Duration 20 minutes Presentation Title
Risk Management and Insurance
Phone:69622725 Mobile: 0412 691 717 Sam Catanzariti
PETS Presenters Summary Outlines Young – Feb 27 – Mar 1, 2015
Purpose of The Rotary Foundation To enable Rotarians to advance world understanding, goodwill & peace through: improved health; support of education; & alleviation of poverty.
6 Areas of Foundation Focus Peace and conflict prevention/resolution Disease prevention and treatment Water and sanitation Maternal and child health Basic education and literacy Economic and community development
District Grants - a Club opportunity District Grants fund short-term projects and activities, either local or international that support the Foundations Mission of 'Doing Good in the World'. They are a partnership between the District, Clubs and other partners. Applications close 1st April with successful projects announced at District Assembly.
Global Grants for larger-projects Global Grants fund large scale international projects and activities, are a partnership between the Club &/or District and The Rotary Foundation. Involve 1 or more Area of Focus, an International (D9700) Club & Host Club partner; and must have measurable results and sustainable outcomes.
Polio Plus Rotary’s No 1 Challenge is a polio free world by 2018.
Where the Foundation $$$ come from Combinations of:
Personal and annual contributions - D9700 Centurions Club Contributions to ‘Annual Programs’ Fund (returned as District Designated Fund) Club contributions to ‘Polio eradication’ Special events e.g. D9700 Foundation Dinner, End Polio charity film night ,Special events Club benefactor bequests
Further Information and Support Ian Simpson, District Rotary Foundation Director John McKenzie, District Rotary Grants Coordinator 2015 District Polio-Plus Coordinator - TBA District Assembly session with Club Foundation Directors Club Presentations, Seminars & Information Booklet on Foundation Grants
Saturday Start 2:30:00 PM Duration 30 minutes Presentation Title
Grants/Foundation What our Rotary Foundation can do for your Club
PETS Presenters Summary Outlines Young – Feb 27 – Mar 1, 2015
Rotarians care about the health and wellbeing of children Rotarians care about providing communities with access to clean, drinkable water Rotarians care about the education of children Rotarians care about providing opportunities for youth Rotarians care about making sure medical facilities are accessible Strong clubs build better communities
• Stronger your membership, the more your club is able to make a positive impact inyour local community and around the world
• Strong Clubs also raise the public’s awareness of Rotary and its programs
The year so far • Net increase 15 Rotarians
• 266 new Rotarians
• Lost 251 Rotarians
• 15 clubs have had no change in membership
• 8 clubs have had a decrease in membership
• 17 clubs have had an increase in membership
There is no easy solution – but it’s not that hard either • One size does not fit all
• You decide what path you want to take
• D9700 is there to help
How to Start 1. Evaluate your club2. Create a vision for your club3. Attract new members4. Engage your club’s members
Have you a plan for your club?
Saturday Start 3:30:00 PM Duration 20 minutes Presentation Title
PETS Presenters Summary Outlines Young – Feb 27 – Mar 1, 2015
Meetings can mean many things to many people. It is fair to say that most people avoid meetings as they are invariably boring, drawn out, full of long-winded speakers, easily go off topic, often poorly chaired, rarely stick to time, are viewed as achieving little!
Our session will consider: How you as President can make your Rotary Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner purr
How you can manage your Board/Committee meetings for full effectiveness
What techniques you can use to manage difficult meeting participants (Check out this YouTube “What to Say when…” at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvLDlPlxaRg) [Paul I will be linking this clip into my pptx]
Key Things to Remember: You are the chair – make a difference
Run the Rotary Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner as an event not a meeting
Your meeting must have a purpose, outline at the beginning when opening it, what youhope to achieve
Have board members submit reports before the meeting then select 2 key items they needto discuss
During a board meeting, go around the table and ask each member for their view insteadwaiting for them to talk
Don’t have General Business – if you must,then ask for the items at the beginning of themeeting and schedule them into the agenda
Don’t say the meeting will be quick, or onlytake an hour if your past meetings areusually 2.5 hours. Ask if people would likethe meeting concluded in say 2 hours, thenwork towards it
Order your agenda so the important mattersare dealt with first – there is no rule that saysCorrespondence has to be done at thebeginning of the meeting
Be aware of the time wasting “Businessarising” agenda item. Only use it when thereare items that need to be considered outsideof any other agenda item.
Saturday Start 4:10:00 PM Duration 20 minutes Presentation Title
Your Role-Meeting Procedure
Phone:02 6362 5360 Mobile: 0419 414 959 Michael Milston
PETS items from PEs Value diminishing Challenging behaviour
Speakers/members going over allotted time x 4 People ‘hogging’ question time – long winded questions
AV gear failing Inappropriate jokes/comments/swearing x 2
drawn out meetings district visitors to not be offended by our members getting up and leaving for work
members complaining that the meeting is going too slow and wondering when they are going to get home
one or two members who insist on forcing their own personal views on others
Impact on visitors when speaker exceed their time People speaking when someone else has the floor x 4
Going to the bar at any time the “knife and forkers” always tend to have very strong views on how, when and why things should be done in Rotary
Getting to the monthly board meeting in general, I'd like to see it moved to bi‐monthly ‐ makes it a long evening once the club dinner is over
Religion and Politics even worse a guest speaker under the guise of a different subject spruiking
We do not always stay on track and very easily get side tracked
People not wanting to listen to a minority view on a club operation
lack of good guest speakers and monotony of the meetings
I intend to re‐introduce the gong at the meetings so everyone will know when I want to speak
Meetings drawing things out when it is not necessary Male members taking over the discussion
people who are very, very passionate about Rotary, and so become quite boring with their long reports on Rotary affairs
small number of members making the decisions and others being expected to be equally interested in putting their decisions into place
how can the new members be made more inclusive and their interest in Rotary be increased? I’ve noticed that many of the new members while not exactly ignored, still seem to be to be in some ways, left out of the pre meeting socialising, or during the meal; the older members (unintentionally I’m sure) sit and talk with each other leaving the new member to fend for his/her self.
When a guest speaker is present and either during or at the end of their presentation when questions are called for, how do you stop the member who insists on giving their own experiences, rather than asking a question, and can spend 5 minutes or more “rabbiting” on?
At last year’s change over dinner, every award went to a Board member which annoyed at least one of the new members (now gone) who thought she had contributed far more than most of the Board members. While not expecting to receive an award, she (and a few others) did question the selection criteria
Good things fortnightly meetings we are finding that all members are getting to meetings more often
different activities and venues can be planned for refreshing vitality and keeping people interested
Keeping to time it is the president’s job to give talkative speakers a time limit
overall, there is little I can comment on due to the fact, in the main, the meetings have been well run and enjoyable – each President has endeavoured to adhere to the meeting time limits and so on
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Saturday Start 4:30:00 PM Duration 20 minutes Presentation Title
PETS Presenters Summary Outlines Young – Feb 27 – Mar 1, 2015
The Media. Newspaper, Radio, TV. Look for opportunities to make use of these.
Your Club Venue. Use the Rotary emblems. Sign “Rotary …. meets here at….” Good audio visual equipment Beware of roving mics. Main complaints come from meals and costs. Be creative.
Your Club Logo People judge an organisation by the way it represents itself.
Branding. Use the new Rotary Logo. It gives us a consistent message. Never be “clever” and incorporate it into other designs.
Social Media Establish a Facebook page, use Clubrunner for a Website. Include the addresses for these on your personal emails and stationery
Saturday Start 4:50:00 PM Duration 20 minutes Presentation Title
PETS Presenters Summary Outlines Young – Feb 27 – Mar 1, 2015
Facebook Facebook is a popular free social networking website that allows registered users to
create profiles, upload photos and video, send messages and keep in touch with friends, family and colleagues. It incorporates the following as well as personal profiles:
o Groups - allows members who have common interests to find each other andinteract.
o Events - allows members to publicise an event, invite guests and track whoplans to attend.
o Pages - allows members to create and promote a public page built around aspecific topic.
Only need one member with Facebook to create a page for your club.o The club can choose if one person, a select few or everyone has access to
run the page. Club Members and the general public can like your page to start receiving updates
about your club and what it is doing. Great means of getting in contact with the Youth of your town. Encourage members to like and share posts made by the page
o Wider spread of information about the club and its activitieso Clicking Like below a post on Facebook is an easy way to show that you are
interested in the post. The fact that you liked the post is visible below it. Forexample, if your members click Like on a post made by your page thefollowing will occur:
People who can see the page will be able to see that they have liked it A story will be posted on their Timeline that they have liked your
pages post The page will get a notification that the post has been liked.
o Clicking Share below a post on Facebook is an easy way to spread your postfurther.
When a member shares a link that you posted, they can share the linkwith a wider audience than you originally shared it with. This meansthat the information is able to reach a larger audience without youhaving to do anything extra.
Sunday Start 11:05:00 AM Duration 15 minutes Presentation Title
PETS Presenters Summary Outlines Young – Feb 27 – Mar 1, 2015
Twitter Twitter is an online social networking service that enables users to send and read
short 140-character messages called "tweets". o A Tweet is an expression of a moment or idea. It can contain text, photos,
and videos o When you follow people, their Tweets instantly show up in your timeline.
Similarly, your Tweets show up in your followers' timelines. o # is used to highlight something within your post and people are able to
search for topics using the # eg. #rotary #BBQ #PolioPlus
LinkedIn LinkedIn is a business-oriented social networking service The basic functionality of LinkedIn allows users to create profiles and connections to
each other online which may represent real-world professional relationships. Userscan invite anyone (whether a site user or not) to become a connection.
o Clubs can gain professional connections, sponsors and new members thoughLinkedIn.
LinkedIn also supports the formation of interest groupso Rotary groups can gain connections and ideas through these groups.
A LinkedIn member’s profile page, has professional network news feeds and alimited number of customizable modules.
Unlike other free social networking sites like Facebook or Twitter, LinkedIn requiresconnections to have a pre-existing relationship. And it is from these relationshipsthat your network grows.
One of the most enhanced features of LinkedIn is the ability to see who viewed yourprofile.
o You can get valuable demographic data about the people who are checkingyou out. You can discover which keywords searchers used to find you, howthey found you, where they come from.
o You can also see the number of viewers by date. This will help you measurethe impact of your communications.
o LinkedIn shows you how you rank among your connections based on the totalnumber of profile views.
All of these social media networking sites are accessible by computer but they also have apps for smart phones so you can be live Facebooking, tweeting or LinkedIn posting at your event, meeting or whenever you find something interesting to share. You are no longer restricted to only post event reporting.
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PETS Presenters Summary Outlines Young – Feb 27 – Mar 1, 2015
NOTES:
Sunday Start 11:20:00 AM Duration 20 minutes Presentation Title
PaymentsDistrict CommitteesRYDA $250RYLARYPEN $250MUNA $250Youth Exchange $1,000National Science Youth Forum $250Vocational $250Training Team $1,000 RLIIT Committee $500Rotary Foundation and VTT $1,000Publicity $2,000Sundry $150
$6,900District ActivitiesDistrict Assembly/ PETS $12,500AG & Director Training $3,000 District Conference $25,000Regional Institute $16,000 Melb.Div btwn DG DGE DGNZone & Institute Travel (not 2015-16)Zone Institute - Train the Trainer $1,000Board /Teleconference $500
$58,000AdministrationInsurance $28,500DG Allowance $13,000DGE Allowance $6,500DGN Allowance $2,500DGN Conference Visit $600 Directors Allowance $3,000 $500 x6 directors =$3000DG Travelling $5,500Assistant Governors $4,200 as per calculationTreasurer $400Insurance Officer $300Secretary $600Webmaster Allowance $500District Directory-Pamphlet $100PDG Jewel and Badge $200District Web Site $1,500 Clubrunner $1308 Sundry $400Total Payments $67,800Surplus/Deficiency for the Year $0
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2015 IMPORTAND DATES 2015 - 16
January District Grants Open
Feb 27 Assistant Governor’s Training March 28 March 1
PETS Young Shire Town Hall
March 1 Board Meeting 1pm March 10 Secretary – updates due of Club Data on ClubRunner for Directory March 20-23 DISTRICT CONFERENCE March 25 Book venue of your Changeover March Select and Advise DG of your Club Changeover date.
April Work on the Club Plan for your year April 1 District Grant applications close April 11 Ensure all your Club Exec and Directors able to attend District Assembly April 13 – 18 RYLA – Wagga Wagga
May Plan your Club Changeover and send invitations Plan your Club donations to The Rotary Foundation – Annual Program Funds and Polio Plus
May 2 District Assembly at West Wyalong High School May 15 Close off for 2015-16 The Rotary Foundation donations May 30 Finalize the Club Plan and your year, and
Start to plan your Club’s Official Visit by the DG
June 20 - 30 Update Membership details in ClubRunner By June 30 Club’s to submit plan for 2015-16 to Assistant Governor (AG) June 27 District Changeover – Wagga Wagga June 28 Board Meeting
YOUR YEAR IN OFFICE 2015 -16
July to September
District Governor Official Visit to clubs Prior to visit, arrange to meet the DG with Club Secretary & then Board
August Participate with your AG in Group President’s meeting
October 11 Presidents Forum and District AGM - Temora Board Meeting – Temora 1.30
November Hold your Club’s AGM for 2015-16
December Review Club progress for Presidential Citation
Update the ClubRunner with your elected officers for 20115-16 so RI and District can use for the Next Directory and send updated Membership list to RI (due end December)
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2016 IMPORTAND DATES 2016
January District Grants Open
February Ensure your President-Elect is ready to attend PETS Plan for members to attend District Conference in April
Feb Peace Ceremony – Wagga Wagga Feb 23 Rotary’s Birthday – celebrate & support Polio Plus Feb 20 -21
President’s Elect Training (PETS)
March Select and Advise DG of your Club Changeover date.
April Plan Club donations to The Rotary Foundation – Annual Program Funds Club Presidential Citation submission due by DG 15 April District Conference – Wagga Wagga – DG Gary Roberts
April 15 District Grant applications close
May 1 District Assembly Discuss with your AG the Memo of Club Visit and submit it, signed to the Assistant Governors by 1May, for submission to the DG by 15th May Plan your Club donations to The Rotary Foundation – Annual Program Funds and Polio Plus
May 15 Close off for 2015-16 The Rotary Foundation donations
June 25 District Changeover Orange – Michael Milson June 28 Club’s to submit Plan for 2015-16 to Assistant Governor (AG) By June 30
Ensure your Club’s membership updated on your ClubRunner
July 1 Board meeting
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Exhibit C‐6‐a
C‐6‐a. Special Observances Appendix
Month Current Designation
Beginning 2015‐16
UN/International Days
JULY
11 World Population Day (MCH) 18 Nelson Mandela’s birthday. (support the End
Polio Now campaign in Africa). 28 World Hepatitis Day (DPT)
AUGUST Membership and Extension Month
Membership and Extension Month
12 International Youth Day (NewGens) 19 World Humanitarian Day (PCPR)
SEPTEMBER New Generations Month
Area of Focus: Basic Education and Literacy
8 International Day of Literacy (UN) (BEL)21 International Day of Peace (PCPR)
OCTOBER Vocational Service Month
Area of Focus: Economic and Community Development
5 World Teacher's Day (BEL) 11 International Day of the Girl Child (BEL) 15 Global Handwashing Day (WAS) 16 World Food Day (ECD) 17 International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
(UN) (ECD) 24 World Polio Day (DPT/MCH)
NOVEMBER Rotary Foundation Month
Rotary Foundation Month
3 International Day of Persons with Disabilities: (DPT/MCH)
5 Week of 5 November – World Interact Week (NewGens)
14 World Diabetes Day (DPT) 16 International Day for Tolerance (PCPR) 19 World Toilet Day (WAS) 20 Universal Children’s Day (UN) (Youth)
DECEMBER Family Month
Area of Focus: Disease Prevention and Treatment
1 World AIDS Day (DPT) 3 International Day of Disabled Persons (DPT) 5 UN: International Volunteers Day 10 Human Rights Day (PCPR)
JANUARY Rotary Awareness Month
Vocational Service Month
FEBRUARY World Understanding Month
Area of Focus: Peace and Conflict Prevention/Resolution
4 World Cancer Day: (DPT) 23 Rotary’s anniversary
MARCH Literacy Month Area of Focus: Water and Sanitation
8 International Women’s Day ‐ (BEL/MCH) 13 Week of 13 March – Rotaract’s anniversary
(NewGens) 21 World Down's Syndrome : (MCH) 22 World Water Day (UN) (WAS)
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No change
Moved to a different month
Proposed new Area of Focus month
Month Current Designation
Beginning 2015‐16
UN/International Days
APRIL Magazine Month
Area of Focus: Maternal and Child Health
2 World Autism Awareness Day: (DPT)4 UN International Day for Mine Awareness and
Assistance in Mine Action (PCPR) 7 UN World Health Day (DPT) 12 Anniversary of Salk polio vaccine ‐ (DPT)
Mid‐April Global Youth Service Day (www.gysd.org) ‐‐ YSA partnership (NewGens)
19 Birthday of Paul Harris. 22 Earth Day (ECD) 23 23 April (approx.) – World Immunization Week
(DPT) 25 World Malaria Day (DPT) 20‐25 Rotary Family Health Days (DPT) 31 World No Tobacco Day (DPT)